Xavia felt a chill run down her spine when she heard Joseph's words. Even someone as cunning as her did not know how to respond to this unexpected turn of events.
"B-Because I didn't hear Chloe's voice. I thought it was one of the nurses..." she stammered.
"Hah." Joseph's eyes bore into her as he pressed on, "So you weren’t hoping for Chloe to die so that you can take her place?"
Xavia's first instinct was to deny and come up with an excuse, but when she looked up and met Joseph's icy gaze, her blood turned cold. At that moment, she realized why she had been losing favor with him over the years. It was clear that Joseph had restored the hospital’s surveillance footage. He had tolerated her manipulations and schemes only because of Jasper. Her only stroke of luck was that she had not been involved in the fire.
Taking a deep breath, Xavia calmed herself and said, "You can't think of me that way. If I wanted to get in between you and Chloe, I had plenty of chances to do so, but I never did."
"There’s no need for you to come here and take care of Jas anymore."
"No. Jas is my son. He needs me."
Xavia panicked and gripped the hem of Joseph's shirt. Without Jasper, their connection would be completely severed.
"I won’t repeat myself. Leave. Now."
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